(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials say the record runoff isn’t enough to save the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake Coordinator said the increased water levels have brought the state more time to implement more long-term solutions. Officials say water levels rose about five and a half […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Experts say there’s an explanation for the string of lights seen in the night sky over Utah. Rather than anything extra-terrestrial, the source of the lights is Starlink, a chain of satellites operated by SpaceX. The purpose of Starlink is to bring internet to certain […]
(Washington, DC) — A Utah Senator is among those who could move to the nation’s highest court if one presidential candidate wins the election. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy released a list of candidates yesterday, and fellow Republican Mike Lee was one of the options. Ramaswamy said his list includes candidates with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — ARUP Blood Services will be the first in Utah to implement new guidelines after the FDA eased blood donation restrictions. Officials say the blood donation restrictions have been loosened to be inclusive to all sexual orientations. The ARUP director said questions regarding sexual history have […]
(St. George, UT) — Deputy Washington County Attorney Eric Gentry will soon be moving to the 5th District Court bench. On Wednesday, Governor Spencer Cox named Gentry as his choice to replace retiring Judge Michael Westfall. The state Senate will need to confirm Gentry’s nomination. Gentry has served in the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Bruce Hough will be among the candidates hoping to replace Second District Congressman Chris Stewart later this year. The lieutenant governor’s office confirmed yesterday that the former state Republican chairman has gathered enough signatures to make the primary ballot. He joins G-O-P candidates Celeste […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A big percentage of Utahns like the job Governor Spencer Cox is doing. The latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows 63-percent of people surveyed approve of Cox, a figure that’s been pretty steady over the past six months. Cox had 63-percent approval in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Legislature has essentially unreviewable power to draw a map of Utah’s congressional districts that watered down the votes of Democrats. In 2021 the Republican-dominated Legislature created a map that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County […]
(Undated) — The Now Hiring sign will be out at a virtual job fair on Thursday. More than 50 employers will be participating in the job fair the Utah Department of Workforce Services is hosting. The virtual job fair will feature more than a thousand open positions in fields including […]
(Davis County, UT) — A former Utah state lawmaker is throwing her hat in the ring for Congress. The state elections office announced Friday Becky Edwards gathered enough signatures to qualify for the Republican primary in District Two, a seat being vacated by Chris Stewart. Edwards earned degrees at BYU […]
